Taliban
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Taliban
- /ˈtælɪbæn/
- /ˈtæləbæn/
- /ˈtælɪbɑːn/
- /ˈtɑːlɪbɑːn/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Pashto طالبان (tālibān, “students, seekers”), plural of طالب (tālib), from Arabic طَالِب (ṭālib, “seeker, student”).
proper noun the Taliban · Taleban
- A Deobandi Islamist and largely Pashtun religious political movement founded in Afghanistan in 1994 by mullah Mohammad Omar, which has governed the country from 1996 to 2001 and since 2021. The president refused to offer any sort of mea culpa on Tuesday, even as the Taliban celebrated their “independence” from America with gunfire in the streets of Kabul.
noun Taliban · Talibans · Taleban
- A Taliban militia. We will deal with the Afghan Taliban through dialogue. And we will handle the Pakistani Taliban with bullets.
- A member of the Taliban movement or its militia; a Talib.
- A censorious or bigoted moralist. If the Tory Taliban can't get that, they'll condemn us all to oblivion.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: taleban, afghan, afghanistan, kabul, militia, movement, gam, qaeda, students, talibanistan, talibanization, durrani, talib, kabulistan, mohmand, sarbani
Translations
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name Islamist movement in Afghanistan
| 한국어 | 탈레반 Talleban, 탈리반 Talliban |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | タリバン Tariban, ターリバーン Tāribān |
| 中文 | 塔利班 Tǎlìbān |
| हिन्दी | तालिबान tālibān |
| Português | Talibã |
| Français | talibans |
| Deutsch | Taliban |
| Italiano | Talebani |
| Ελληνικά | Ταλιμπάν Talimpán |
| Русский | Талиба́н Talibán |
| العربية | طَالِبَان ṭālibān |
noun militia
| Español | Talibán |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 탈레반 Talleban, 탈리반 Talliban |
| 日本語 | ターリバーン Tāribān |
| 中文 | 塔利班 Tǎlìbān |
| हिन्दी | तालिबान tālibān |
| Português | talibã |
| Français | Taliban |
| Deutsch | Taliban |
| Italiano | talebano |
| Русский | Талиба́н Talibán |
| العربية | طَالِبَان ṭālibān |
| עברית | טָלִיבָּן \ טליבאן talibán |
noun member of the Taliban movement or its militia
| Español | talibán |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 탈리브 tallibeu, 탈레브 tallebeu |
| 日本語 | タリブ taribu, ターリブ tāribu |
| 中文 | 塔利布 tǎlìbù |
| हिन्दी | तालिब tālib |
| Português | talibã |
| Français | taleb, taliban, talibane |
| Deutsch | Talib, Taliban |
| Italiano | talebano, talibano |
| Română | taliban |
| Русский | тали́б talíb |
| العربية | طَالِب ṭālib, طَالِبَة ṭāliba |
Talk about this word "Taliban." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/taliban. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Taliban. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/taliban "Taliban." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/taliban.Cite this
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title = {Taliban},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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